Saudi Arabia vs Sweden: Patent applications, residents

Saudi Arabia

1,398

in 2021

Sweden

1,771

in 2021

Saudi Arabia rank

25th

Sweden rank

22nd

Patent applications, residents over time

Saudi Arabia
Sweden

How they compare

Sweden currently reports 1,771 against 1,398 in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 373.

That makes Sweden's figure about 1.3 times Saudi Arabia's.

Across all 30 years both countries report, Sweden has been ahead every year.

Globally, Saudi Arabia ranks 25th and Sweden ranks 22nd of 135 countries.

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About this data

Indicator: Patent applications, residents
Source: WIPO Patent Report: Statistics on Worldwide Patent Activity, World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), note: The International Bureau of WIPO assumes no responsibility with respect to the trans
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 147 places, 4,224 data points, 1980–2021
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Patent applications are worldwide patent applications filed through the Patent Cooperation Treaty procedure or with a national patent office for exclusive rights for an invention--a product or process that provides a new way of doing something or offers a new technical solution to a problem. A patent provides protection for the invention to the owner of the patent for a limited period, generally 20 years.